Adjustable headrest



Oct. 16, 1934; D TURS. 1,977,159 I ADJUSTABLE HEADREST Filed May 2, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v INVENTOR ,Daniel Iuraz,

Oct. 16, 1934. D. TURSI ADJUSTABLE HEADREST 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 2, 1955 rid Patented Oct. 16, 1934 1,917,159,, ADJUSTABLE HEADREST Daniel Tursi, Darby, Pa assignor, by direct and mcsneassig-nments, 0i one-third to Frank Molle, Philadelphia, Pa., and. one-third to Anthony Ciarnpi, Plainfield, N. J.

Application May;2, 1933,- Serial No. 668,944 sprains. (o1.155 17.7)

' The object of the invention is to provide im-. provements in adjustable headrests, but more particularly for that type which is used upon barbers chairs.

Another object is to provide such a construction for arheadrest, as will permit the same to be depressed into an inclosed inoperative position, wholely out of sight within the usual back rest of the chair, with means to close and effectually conceal the opening thru which the headrest is withdrawn; 7 r

Afurther object is to provide in such a device resilient means to initially shift the headrest from its innermost concealed position into a partially extended position from which it can be withdrawn as far as may be desired, in order to accommodate persons of widely different heights.

Still another object is to provide means for closing the aperture thru which the headrest has been withdrawn, while the latter is in operative position, and said closing means being adjustable to different positions upon said headrest, to accord with different degrees to which the latter may be withdrawn from within the chair back.

A still further object is to provide means, actuatable from the outside of the chair back for securing the headrest in various ad usted positions, said means being entirely concealed within the body of the chair back, and the headrest proper being movable from an edgewise position when in concealed position, into an angularly directed operative position when withdrawn from the chair back, and pivotally carrying a combined closure and apron, operative to close the said aperture in the chair back, when the headrest is in concealed position, and to span the space between the headrest and the chair back, when said headrest is in withdrawn or operative position.

With these objects in mind, the invention comprises further details of construction and operation, which are fully brought out in the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of one embodiment of the invention, in which the improved headrest is in withdrawn position within a chair back;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the upper fragmentary portion of the chair back, and showing the improved headrest in concealed position;

Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view, showing'the headrest in extended operative position;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevational view of the headrest per se; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary portion of a chair. back, broken away to show the headrest operatively positioned with respect thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the upper part only or" a barber chair or the like is illustrated, the same comprising a pair of representative arm rests 1 between which is positioned any suitable type of back rest 2, pivotally mounted upon an axis 3 to oscillate in the various degrees of in-. clination. This back rest, comprises preferably a rear wall 4, from which is spaced a forward wall 5, to the forward surface of which latter is secured in any suitable manner the usual padding 6, covered by leather or other. suitable material 7 as is customary. The upper portion of the. space between the walls i and 5 is closed by a top wall 3, in which is centrally positioned an aperture 9;, while to therear surfaceof the forward wall are secured laterally spaced, vertically extending guides 10 connected at their upper portions by a strap 11, while positioned below, and centrally with respect to said guides is a lug 12. Slidable between said guides is a bar 13, whichis maintained in transversely fixed position by means of said strap, andis providedupon cneside with spaced notches 14 fortheengage ment of a latch'rod l5, reciprocatably supported by an integral extension 16 from the strap 11, and movable into engagement with any one of said notches selectively, by means of the oscillation of a bell crank lever 17, connected by a rod 18, extending thru the top wall 8, to a manually engageable externally positioned knob 19.

The bar 13 is preferably bifurcated at its upper extremity 20, to provide spaced parallel extensions, entering correspondingly positioned grooves 21 in a headrest 22, said extensions being pivotally connected to said headrest by means of a shaft or pin 23, said grooves terminating in spaced relation with the lower edge of said headrest when in operative position, and the end portions or" said grooves then cooperating with said spaced supporting extensions 20 to limit the angular movement of said headrest in one direction. The headrest supporting bar 13 is further provided with a horizontally extending closure member 24, frictionally maintained upon said bar and operative to close the aperture 9 when the headrest is in an intermediate position, or in an extended position as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, or said last-named closure can be positioned more positively if desired with respect to said bar. Said aperture 9 is also closed by means of a second closure member 25, pivotally mounted at 26 upon the lower forward edge portion of the headrest 22, said closure member, being operative to span and close the aperture 9, when the headrest is in retracted position, as shown in Fig. 3, or when said headrest is in extended or operative position, said second closure member serving as an apron to substantially or at least partially span the distance between the pivot supporting edge 26 and the adjacent uppermost padded portion of the chair back 2, to which chair back, however, said member 25 is not directly attached.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 6, the headrest is shown in its extended operative position, which may be adjustabiy maintained by the latch 15, manually actuated by the knob 19 as hereinbefore described. Eowever, when a patron is not being shaved, but instead is receiving a hair cut, shampoo, or some other treatment in upright position, said headrest is oscillated angularly in an inverted rearwardly directed position, whence said headrest and the bar supporting the same may be moved longitudinally into the space within the chair back as shown in Fig. 3. As said bar approaches its most retracted position it encounters and compresses a coil spring 27, resting upon and secured to the lug 12, and said bar is secured in retracted position by the latch 15 as above referred to. When it is again intended to withdraw the bar 13 and the headrest supported thereby, merely depressing the knob 19 and thereby releasing the latch 15 from the bar 13, permits said spring to force said bar into an initial extended position, where the headrest may be manually gripped and withdrawn as much farther as may be desired to permit its being inverted into operative position and to suit the height of a particular patron. Obviously, the

usual sanitary paper cover for the headrest now being so widely used may be mounted in the usual manner upon one or more rollers concealed in said headrest, but not here described and illus- ,trated in detail, since such paper and its means of being dispense-d forms no part of the invention.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof,

and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The combination of a chair back having a recess, a bar slidably mounted in and adapted to extend from said recess, an angularly movable headrest carried by said bar and adapted to be retracted into said recess in parallel relation with said bar, or to be shifted into extended position, means to limit said headrest when extended to a position angularly directed with respect to said bar, means to close said recess when said bar and headrest are in retracted position, and said closure means when said headrest is in extended operative position being operative to substantially span the space between said headrest and the adjacent portion of said chair back, and means to retain said bar in retracted or extended positions.

2. The combination of a chair back having a recess, a bar slidably mounted in and adapted to extend from said recess, an angularly movable.

headrest carried by said bar and adapted to be retracted into said recess in parallel relation with said bar, or to be shifted into extended position angularly directed with respect to said bar, means pivotally carried by said headrest to close said recess when said bar and headrest are in retracted position means to retain said bar in extended or retracted positions, and means carried by said i bar to close said recess when said bar and head- J headrest are in retracted position means to retain said bar in extendedor retracted positions, and means adjustably carried by said bar to close said recess when said bar and headrest are in any one of a multiplicity of extended positions.

DANIEL TURSI. 

